Wallen will spend a week in a DUI facility after pleading guilty to reckless endangerment

Morgan Wallen has made a career out of pop-country songs that deal with the aftereffects of too much alcohol. Now the chart-topper has a week to reflect on his foggy nights at a DUI training center.

Wallen was sentenced to one week at the facility on Thursday after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment. The charges stemmed from an arrest in April after Wallen threw a chair from the roof of country singer Eric Church’s bar in downtown Nashville.

Wallen’s conditional plea deal avoided the felony charges he originally faced. He was also sentenced to two years probation and a $350 fine.

His attorney, Worrick Robinson, said Wallen would be eligible for a full dismissal of the charges after completing the DUI program and probation.

“Mr. Wallen has cooperated fully with authorities over the past eight months, communicating directly with and apologizing to all involved. “Mr. Wallen remains committed to making a positive impact through his music and his foundation,” Robinson said in a statement to The Tennessean.

After his arrest, Wallen apologized in a post to X, noting, “I am not proud of my behavior and take responsibility.”

The country singer is no stranger to controversy. His use of racial slurs led to his record label suspending him for several months in 2021. He claimed to have gone to rehab after this incident. Nevertheless, it topped the country best-of list that year.

Even being arrested for throwing chairs didn’t slow Wallen’s success. He is nominated for two 2025 Grammy Awards and ranked fourth on Spotify’s list of most streamed artists in the US this year.